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  1. 11-15-2021, 07:10 PM #1
    Goemon
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    Re: Reversing axis direction in linuxcnc

    I finally got around to correcting my axis direction. As an FYI to anyone else looking to do this, it's in the HAL file, not the INI.
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  2. 11-16-2021, 09:53 AM #2
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    Re: Reversing axis direction in linuxcnc

    Quote Originally Posted by Goemon View Post
    I finally got around to correcting my axis direction. As an FYI to anyone else looking to do this, it's in the HAL file, not the INI.
    That does not really sound right but the ini file values are used in hal.

    In your ini file, for a particular joint I have
    Code:
    STEP_SCALE = 261.130715645
    If I wanted to reverse direction, I would use
    Code:
    STEP_SCALE = -261.130715645
    This value is steps per device unit (mm for me, you may be using inches). In Mach I think they call it Steps Per
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